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NEW Indictments LOOM as Jack Smith SHREDS Trump’s Defense

Legal AF by MeidasTouch

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News, News Commentary

4.96.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2023

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast Legal AF is back for another hard-hitting look at the most consequential developments at the intersection of law and politics. On this weekend’s edition the anchors discuss: 1. Developments in the Mar a Lago criminal trial of trump, including the DOJ reminding the Court that she has to set a trial date under the Speedy Trial Act, as the investigation turns to indicting other Trump employees for destroying evidence, 2. The DOJ focusing on destroying Trump’s defenses in a future new indictment related to his preventing the peaceful transfer of power, including having former First Son in Law, Jared Kushner and his former communications director testify along with mark meadows to the grand jury 3. Attorneys General in 5 states cooperating with Jack Smith’s special prosecution while the Arizona Attorney General commences her own criminal investigation against Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani; 4. Trump’s new filing to have the new Georgia grand jury quashed to avoid being indicted; and 5. Rudy Giuliani being sanctioned and threatened with contempt and a default judgment by a federal judge in a defamation case brought by 2 Georgia election workers, and so much more.  DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS! RHONE: Head to https://rhone.com/legalaf and use code LEGALAF to save 20% off your entire order! MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://TryMiracle.com/LEGALAF and use the code LEGLAF to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. EIGHT SLEEP: Go to https://eightsleep.com/legalaf and save $150 on the Pod CoverHENSON SHAVING: Visit https://HensonShaving.com/LEGALAF to pick the razor for you and use code LEGALAF for 2 years worth of free blades! GREEN CHEF: Head to https://GreenChef.com/LegalAF50 and use code LegalAF50 to get 50% off and Free Shipping! POLICY GENIUS: Head to https://policygenius.com or click the link in the description to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. SUPPORT THE SHOW: Shop LEGAL AF Merch at: https://store.meidastouch.com Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 American Psyop: https://pod.link/1652143101 Burn the Boats: https://pod.link/1485464343 Majority 54: https://pod.link/1309354521 Political Beatdown: https://pod.link/1669634407 Lights On with Jessica Denson: https://pod.link/1676844320 MAGA Uncovered: https://pod.link/1690214260 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Let's get into it and let's start with the pending criminal case against Donald Trump

0:08.1

and his co-defendant, Waltine Nauta, in the southern district of Florida before Judge

0:14.8

Eileen Cannon, where Trump and Nauta were indicted back in June for willful retention

0:21.2

of national defense information and violation of the espionage act, making false statements,

0:27.4

conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

0:30.1

This week, special counsel Jack Smith filed a response brief to Donald Trump and Nauta's

0:36.8

request to delay the trial in that matter to some undetermined time period after the

0:45.1

2024 election.

0:47.1

Jack Smith says Trump's legal argument about the Presidential Records Act borders on the

0:54.3

frivolous and should not be a basis for delay, and that Trump's other grounds for delay

1:00.0

are entirely without merit in the case should be heard in December of 2023.

1:06.7

We will discuss in the same pending criminal action relating to Trump's theft of these

1:12.6

government records.

1:13.9

Can we expect Michael Popok to see more indictments of other Trump co-conspirators who are other

1:21.5

Trump employees, special counsel Jack Smith has sent at least one target letter informing

1:28.6

an additional Trump employee that he could be criminally indicted soon for obstruction

1:35.3

of justice relating to those surveillance tapes, some of which seem to be tampered with

1:41.4

or missing the ones at Marlago, who is this employee?

1:46.3

Again, can we expect to see this additional indictment next?

1:51.7

Let's head to Washington, D.C., where a grand jury has been in panel this part of special

1:56.9

counsel Jack Smith's criminal investigation into Trump's 2020 election interference crimes,

2:03.6

two big updates in that criminal investigation.

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